Basketball Game Recap: Lancaster Christian Academy Knights vs. Franklin Road Christian Minutemen

By Team Reports Dec 11, 2023, 3:53pm

Recap: Lancaster Christian Academy Knights vs. Franklin Road Christian Minutemen

The Lancaster Christian Academy Knights entered their tilt with the Franklin Road Christian Minutemen with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Lancaster Christian Academy managed a 60-56 win over Franklin Road Christian on Saturday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.

Leading Lancaster Christian Academy to victory were Josh Whitt and Albert Clark. Whitt scored 18 points along with 7 rebounds, while Clark dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Whitt has scored at least 25% of Lancaster Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dizzle Bragg, who scored 9 points along with 5 rebounds.

When it comes to explaining why Franklin Road Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Noah Pence. Despite the final result, he scored 31 points. The contest was Pence's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Ben Walker was another key contributor, scoring 4 points along with 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

Lancaster Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Franklin Road Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lancaster Christian Academy will challenge Holloway at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Franklin Road Christian will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Tipton Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on December 8th.